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Cyclones Host Final Home Game Tuesday Against Kansas
02.28.2011 | Women's Basketball
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AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State women's basketball team plays host to Kansas Tuesday night as it recognizes lone senior Kelsey Bolte following the game in Senior Night festivities. Tipoff for the game is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Who: No. 23/24 Iowa State (20-8, 8-6 Big 12) vs. Kansas (19-9, 6-8)
Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum
When: Tuesday, March 1, 7 p.m.
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Rich Fellingham (PxP), Molly Parrott (Color)
Live Stats & Video: Live stats and video will be available at cyclones.com.
Live Blog: Matt Shoultz, assistant director of athletics communications, will be holding a live blog during the game at cyclones.com. Fans are encouraged to participate in the blog by asking questions.
Cyclone Notebook
- Iowa State, which has won three straight, will host Kansas Tuesday in a Senior Night showdown at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones will recognize lone senior Kelsey Bolte following the game.
- Bolte has scored 1,574 career points to rank seventh all-time at Iowa State. Bolte scored 916 career points and hit 139 3-pointers in contests played at Hilton Coliseum.
- During the recent three-game win streak, Iowa State has gotten to the line an average of 23 times per game. ISU is shooting 76.8 percent from the line in those games.
- ISU has won 20 games for the fifth-straight season. It is just the second time in program history, both under Bill Fennelly, that Iowa State has won 20 games in five-straight seasons (1998-2002).
- ISU has been ranked in the Associated Press top-25 for 32-straight weeks.
- Iowa State is now 20-8 overall and 8-6 in Big 12 play after winning at Kansas State Saturday night to move into a tie for fourth place (K-State) in the league. The Cyclones hold the tiebreaker over Kansas State after sweeping the season series.
- The Cyclones were led by Bolte's 19 points and Lauren Mansfield's 14 against Kansas State.
- Iowa State also defeated Texas last Monday at home, getting a career-high 23 points from Chelsea Poppens. Poppens also had 11 rebounds in the game.
- Iowa State accomplished a pair of milestones in the UT game. The win was ISU's 300th at Hilton Coliseum and the Cyclones hit a 3-pointer for the 511th-straight game, setting a new NCAA record.
- Bolte's 17.6 points per game is the highest by a Cyclone since Lindsey Wilson's 19.3 in 2003.
- In conference action, Bolte is third among Big 12 players averaging 19.6 points per game. Bolte has nine 20-point games in conference play.
- The Cyclones are 18-0 when leading at the half this season.
- Bolte is one of the nation's top shooters. The senior ranks 12th in three-point field goal percentage at 44.5 percent and 25th in 3-pointers made per game (2.8). She is also seventh nationally in free-throw percentage (90.2).
- Hallie Christofferson has been in double-figures 13 times this season. She was recently named Big 12 freshman of the week after scoring a career-high 21 points at Kansas and grabbing 11 rebounds against Kansas State.
- Lauren Mansfield has recorded five or more assists 18 times this season. She is fourth in the Big 12 and ranks 26th in the country (as of 2-27) with 5.4 assists per game.
- Bolte, who has made 265 career 3-pointers, sits nine shy of Stacy Frese for third all-time at Iowa State.
- Bolte has made 41 of her last 44 free throws dating back to the Nebraska game on Jan. 26.
- Since Fennelly's arrival, Iowa State is 215-35 (.860) in games played at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones have never lost more than five home games in a season under Fennelly.
- The Cyclones have an overall record of 590-510 (.536) and are 300-141 (.680) all-time at Hilton Coliseum.
- ISU has made 11 trips to the NCAA Championships and is one of just 20 teams to boast four straight NCAA berths, and one of just five squads to make the NCAA Sweet 16 in the last two seasons. Iowa State also has a pair of Elite Eight berths.
- ISU has finished in the top four of the Big 12 final standings in four of the last six campaigns, and Iowa State has the third-best conference record in Big 12 history (147-91). Only Oklahoma and Baylor have posted a better Big 12 record.
A Closer Look at Kansas
- Kansas is one of the hottest teams in the Big 12, having won five-of-its-last-seven games. The Jayhawks beat Nebraska 77-61 Saturday to improve to 19-9 overall and 6-8 in the Big 12.
- Carolyn Davis scored a career-high 36 points in the win, connecting on 16-of-19 field goal attempts. Davis is averaging 23.4 points over the last seven games, including three 30-point performances.
- Monica Engelman is KU's only other player averaging in double figures. Engelman averages 12.0 points per game, while also posting 2.9 assists.
- As a team, KU shoots just 33.0 percent from behind the arc but the Jayhawks hit eight 3-pointers in the first meeting with the Cyclones.
Series Notes
- The Cyclones and Jayhawks meet for the 70th time in series history.
- Kansas holds a 43-26 edge in the all-time series. The Cyclones lead 16-15 in contests played in Ames.
- Fennelly is 19-15 all-time against Kansas, including 19-14 as head coach of the Cyclones.
- Iowa State has won three of the last five meetings in the series with the last home loss coming in 2006.
- The Cyclones are 226-303 all-time against teams from the Big 12 Conference.
Almost Automatic
- Bolte is Iowa State's career leader for free throw percentage (88.5) and she is moving in on setting the single-season mark as well. The Ida Grove, Iowa native is shooting 90.2 percent from the line this season, making 83 of her 92 attempts. In conference play, Bolte has hit 60-of-66 (90.9) from the charity stripe.
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